Modern Shahinian Obelisk

I have some brand loyalty, so prefer to hear more about how the product has evolved (or not). I've owned 2 sets of Obelisk, Hawks, and "the Box" before, so am drawn to the Shahinian sound. The Hawks were my favorite, but they need to be played a little loud before they bloom, and I have a small and bright space. The Obelisk sound great at low/mid volume and that's important to me.

I'm glad to hear the recent ones retain the customer loyaly, maybe they have figured out how to tame the metal dome tiger. If I could put a set of Shahinians and Maggies in a blender, I would be fully content....

I guess I should be more open minded, it's just that the matals drivers that I have give a serious listen to were not my taste (Monitor Audio, NHT, B&W). I tend to fall in love with ribbons (maggies, apogees) and silk domes (vienna acoustics). I like a "softer" sound but not muted.... Maggies would be my mainstay if not for the WAF.

I owned some Ohm Walsh speakers some time ago; I loved their sound but never like the estetic. Maybe with a custom veneer I could live with them. they just look "old" and 70's to my eyes. The more I toy with my current Duevel BLD's, the more I'm leaning away from a change.